rant · moment 7 of 24
Logan Paul, Team 10, and Why Comics Can't Ridicule YouTubers Anymore
from 165 - Please Come Kill Us · #165
4 min
Tim defends doing a podcast with Logan Paul, arguing that comedians mocking YouTube stars is pointless now that those stars are rich, and discusses Logan Paul's boxing match with KSI and the concept of Team 10 and Lou Pearlman-style YouTube star management.
- Tim says comics hoping to roast Logan Paul are delusional about what gives them standing to do it.
- YouTube stars living in mansions don't care about the things comics care about, which is why they succeed.
- Tim imagines a comic taking the stage at a Long Island comedy club to lecture Logan Paul about being real.
- Logan Paul is fighting KSI, a YouTuber from the UK, and selling out the Staples Center in LA.
- Tim notes the absurdity of hawking CBD oil on a podcast while being expected to shit on Logan Paul.
- Tim would ask Logan Paul for a job as a janitor or gardener, hoping for his pity.
- Logan Paul isn't an idiot—he's got a Kissinger vibe, smarter than people think.
- Comics who used to ridicule YouTube people and social media are now one month from homelessness, performing to half-empty casino rooms.
- Trump is president and the Paul brothers are ascending; the old gatekeepers of comedy relevance have lost.
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